Who We Are

Girls Incorporated of Lakeland, formerly Girls Club of Lakeland, Inc. was founded in January 1971.   For more than 50 years, our mission of providing girls in grades K-12 in West Polk County a safe place to learn, play, and grow has not changed. Our beginnings were humble. Our program started in an old World War II army barracks that had been renovated too many times. The need for a program like ours in the Lakeland Community was evident and our enrollment expanded such that the old barracks could no longer support our program. After a successful million dollar capital campaign in 1987-1988, we moved into a new 5,000 square foot facility equipped with classrooms, a three workstation kitchen, a dance room, a large multi-purpose game room, a playground, and an outdoor swimming pool. The new facility greatly enhanced our ability to serve our community.